Brush cytology for the diagnosis of rectal carcinoma

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1456-1458

  Farouk, R ^a   Edwards, J ^b   Thorne, M ^a   Young, W ^b   Macdonald, A W ^a   Monson, J R T ^a   Lee, P W R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b CASTLE HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CARCINOMA;

BIOPSY; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0029832844     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800831041     Document Type: Article

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